Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Gunmen have stormed the home of a senior Palestinian security officer in Gaza, killing his bodyguard and stoking fears of renewed violence between Hamas Islamists and President Mahmoud Abbas's loyalists.

Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in applause on Tuesday after hosting what many consider a surprisingly successful G8 summit, but analysts say US refusal to back Russia on WTO entry means the party ended with a hangover.

The trial of a Sydney doctor who is accused of killing a premature baby during an abortion has heard it was her usual practice to give late-term patients certain medication before carrying out the procedure.

An unbeaten 199 from opener Phil Jaques helped put Australia A into a commanding position at stumps on day one of their Top End Series four-day match against India A at Cazaly's Stadium in Cairns on Tuesday.

An unbeaten 199 from opener Phil Jaques helped put Australia A into a commanding position at stumps on day one of their Top End Series four-day match against India A at Cazaly's Stadium in Cairns on Tuesday.